{"id":6073,"date":"2026-01-21T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/?p=6073"},"modified":"2026-01-18T21:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T13:28:03","slug":"kidsbook_history_0121","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/en\/2026\/01\/21\/kidsbook_history_0121\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan\u00adu\u00adary 21: Today in the His\u00adto\u00adry of Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eva_Ibbotson_Journey_to_the_River_Sea-670x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eva_Ibbotson_Journey_to_the_River_Sea-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eva_Ibbotson_Journey_to_the_River_Sea-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eva_Ibbotson_Journey_to_the_River_Sea-768x1174.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eva_Ibbotson_Journey_to_the_River_Sea-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Eva_Ibbotson_Journey_to_the_River_Sea.jpg 785w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1925\u5e741\u670821\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u4f0a\u5a03\u4f0a\u535a\u68ee\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 21, 1925 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Eva Ibbotson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aus\u00adtri\u00adan-born British writer<strong>Eva Ibbot\u00adson<\/strong>Eva Ibbot\u00adson (1925\u20132010) was born. She was known for her rich imag\u00adi\u00adna\u00adtion and humor, and her works often had a mag\u00adi\u00adcal ele\u00adment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and achieve\u00adments:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Adven\u00adtures in But\u00adter\u00adfly Par\u00adadise<\/strong>\uff08<em>Jour\u00adney to the Riv\u00ader Sea<\/em>(2001): This is a clas\u00adsic adven\u00adture nov\u00adel set in the Ama\u00adzon rain\u00adfor\u00adest, telling the sto\u00adry of Maya, an orphan who search\u00ades for free\u00addom and belong\u00ading in a for\u00adeign land. The book won the Smar\u00adties Prize and was includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fan\u00adta\u00adsy genre:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her<strong>The Secret of Plat\u00adform 13<\/strong>-<em>The Secret of Plat\u00adform 13<\/em>It is often con\u00adsid\u00adered to be a pre\u00adquel to Plat\u00adform Nine and Three-Quar\u00adters in terms of its set\u00adting, and is an excel\u00adlent chil\u00addren\u2019s fan\u00adta\u00adsy work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13\u53f7\u7ad9\u53f0\u7684\u79d8\u5bc6.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13\u53f7\u7ad9\u53f0\u7684\u79d8\u5bc6.jpg 622w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13\u53f7\u7ad9\u53f0\u7684\u79d8\u5bc6-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/13\u53f7\u7ad9\u53f0\u7684\u79d8\u5bc6-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;Eva Ibbot\u00adson&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eva_Ibbotson\">Eva Ibbot\u00adson (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Louis_Darling_\u5c0f\u9f20\u4fa0\u521d\u7248.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Louis_Darling_\u5c0f\u9f20\u4fa0\u521d\u7248.jpg 250w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Louis_Darling_\u5c0f\u9f20\u4fa0\u521d\u7248-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Louis_Darling_\u5c0f\u9f20\u4fa0\u521d\u7248-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1970\u5e741\u670821\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u8def\u6613\u65af\u8fbe\u6797\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 21, 1970 \u2013 Died:<\/strong>&nbsp;Louis Darling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan illus\u00adtra\u00adtor, writer, and nat\u00adu\u00adral\u00adist<strong>Louis Dar\u00adling<\/strong>Louis Dar\u00adling (1916\u20131970) died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He is a titan of Amer\u00adi\u00adcan chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture<strong>Bev\u00ader\u00adly Clare<\/strong>(Bev\u00ader\u00adly Cleary) One of the most impor\u00adtant ear\u00adly part\u00adners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mouse Man on a Motor\u00adcy\u00adcle<\/strong>\uff08<em>The Mouse and the Motor\u00adcy\u00adcle<\/em>(1965): He illus\u00adtrat\u00aded this clas\u00adsic book, and the char\u00adac\u00adter Ralph, the lit\u00adtle mouse wear\u00ading a ping-pong hel\u00admet and rid\u00ading a toy motor\u00adcy\u00adcle, was cre\u00adat\u00aded by him. The book was includ\u00aded in \u201c1001 Chil\u00addren\u2019s Books\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;Louis Dar\u00adling |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Louis_Darling\">Louis Dar\u00adling (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"644\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dorothy_Wall_Blinky_Bill-1-644x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dorothy_Wall_Blinky_Bill-1-644x1024.jpg 644w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dorothy_Wall_Blinky_Bill-1-189x300.jpg 189w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dorothy_Wall_Blinky_Bill-1-768x1222.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dorothy_Wall_Blinky_Bill-1-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Dorothy_Wall_Blinky_Bill-1.jpg 855w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u7728\u773c\u775b\u6bd4\u5c14-1.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u7728\u773c\u775b\u6bd4\u5c14-1.jpg 490w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u7728\u773c\u775b\u6bd4\u5c14-1-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/\u7728\u773c\u775b\u6bd4\u5c14-1-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"\ufe0f-1942\u5e741\u670821\u65e5--\u901d\u4e16-\u591a\u841d\u897f\u6c83\u5c14\">\u26b0\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>January 21, 1942 \u2013 Death:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dorothy Wall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>New Zealand-Aus\u00adtralian writer and illus\u00adtra\u00adtor<strong>Dorothy Wall<\/strong>Dorothy Wall (1894\u20131942) died. (Note: She was born on Jan\u00adu\u00adary 12, as men\u00adtioned in a pre\u00advi\u00adous brief\u00ading.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wink Bill<\/strong>\uff08<em>Blinky Bill<\/em>This mis\u00adchie\u00advous koala is one of the most icon\u00adic char\u00adac\u00adters in Aus\u00adtralian chil\u00addren\u2019s lit\u00ader\u00ada\u00adture, sym\u00adbol\u00adiz\u00ading Aus\u00adtrali\u00ada\u2019s unique bush\u00adland cul\u00adture and sense of humor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>Death<\/strong>&nbsp;| Dorothy Wall |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorothy_Wall\">Dorothy Wall (Wikipedia)<\/a>&nbsp;|<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carol_Beach_York_Good_Charlotte-746x1024.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-6112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carol_Beach_York_Good_Charlotte-746x1024.jpg 746w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carol_Beach_York_Good_Charlotte-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carol_Beach_York_Good_Charlotte-768x1053.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carol_Beach_York_Good_Charlotte-1120x1536.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carol_Beach_York_Good_Charlotte-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/ajia.site\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carol_Beach_York_Good_Charlotte.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"-1928\u5e741\u670821\u65e5--\u51fa\u751f-\u5361\u7f57\u5c14\u6bd4\u5947\u7ea6\u514b\">\ud83c\udf82&nbsp;<strong>January 21, 1928 \u2013 Birth:<\/strong>&nbsp;Carol Beach York<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Amer\u00adi\u00adcan writ\u00aders<strong>Car\u00adol Beach York<\/strong>(Car\u00adol Beach, York, 1928\u20132013) was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Impor\u00adtant works and con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtions:<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Good Char\u00adlotte<\/strong>\uff08<em>Good Char\u00adlotte<\/em>This is one of her famous \u201cBut\u00adter\u00adfield Square\u201d series.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>style:<\/strong>&nbsp;Her works are diverse in style, rang\u00ading from heart\u00adwarm\u00ading fam\u00adi\u00adly sto\u00adries to sus\u00adpense\u00adful thrillers aimed at teenagers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>|&nbsp;<strong>born<\/strong>&nbsp;| Car\u00adol Beach York |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carol_Beach_York\">Car\u00adol Beach, 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